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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a ten month old child at a parsonage and a location Willow Street but details are unclear about date, event, or entities.
A wire contact incident north of Lindsay injures a man nicknamed Joe as residents and officials recount dangerous high lines used for lowering gear. Doctors rushed to treat injuries. a town meeting this week heard about nearly a dozen electric lines set low enough to touch. A foreign relations gathering and Knox Obituary notes followed as church leaders urged better precautions.
Fragments describe visits and meetings in Acton and surrounding areas. Mentions Gowdy Nibel Mry W Hreet Guelph and people like Charles Erwin and Jao Erwin visiting friends and participating in community events.
A stray dog reportedly maddened and roaming Nasugaweya and nearby townships bit several residents, including Duncan Queris and James Ingles. The animal, whose owner is unknown, had earlier bitten others and was observed causing concern as health officers monitor for rabies symptoms.
In a curious note, the article links William T. Stead and an 1808 London Christmas extra to a Titanic like wreck described as a coincidence of voyage, icebergs, and fate. It recalls Stead’s clairvoyant themes and a Majestic of the White Star Line with a two thousand nautical mile crew and a multi million dollar cargo. It notes automatic writing by Jeck Compton and a telepathic message from John Thomas amid a near collision with an iceberg and a shipboard rescue.
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